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K. HORDE. HYDRAULIC MOTOR.

No. 33,039. Patented Aug. 13, 186,1,

KELLIS HORDE, F PIIILADEIEIIIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HYDRAULIC ENGINE Specification of Letters Patent No. 33,039, dated August 13, 1861.

To all whom 't may concern:

Be it known that I, KnLLIs Honor, of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Motors; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in "which-f Figure l, is a side elevation of an upright engine with my improvement applied to it. Fig. 2, .is a vertical transverse section of the same. Fig. 3, is a vertical longitudinal section of the saine. Fig. l is a plan view of .the water chest and supply and exhaust pipes. A,

Similar letters of reference in each of the several figures indicate corresponding parts.

My invention consists in the combination with the'engine substantially as described, of a'hollow circumferentially perforated and open ended cut oin such manner that the 'pressure of the inflowing water at the two open ends of the tubular cut off may be balanced and thus lessen the friction and insure a regular and effective flow of water in 'and out of the cylinder of the engine.

My invention also consists in the combination of a conical shaped tubular cut off and an adjustable -connecting' link-whereby the circumferential wear ofV the cut o can be compensated for.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I will proceed to describe its construction and operation with reference to the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings A, represents a hollow water tight chest-B an engine cylinder and C, C, two tubular cut olf seats extending across the chest. These seats are perforated circumferentially as represented, and are slightly conical. D, D, are two tubular cut offs fitted within the' seats C, C', being also slightly conical and perforated circumferentially with apertures of larger area than the apertures in their seats, so as to admit of being adjusted whenever, from wear, they worktoo loose. These cut offs are constructed so as to extend, on both sides of the chest A, some distance beyond the ends of the seats, and are kept in place by means of lever extensions o, 5, and a slotted link c. The lever extensions are formed on one portion of the circumference of the cut offs-wand pass into a slot of the link c-said link being held in place by means'` of a set screw e, and yet allowed to play up and down over said screw by means of a slot (Z.

It will`be observed that the adjusting screw e serves a two fold purpose-viz: that of a guide and that of adjusting the conical cut offs whenever wear renders adjustment necessary. By tightening up the screw 'the link will be moved nearer to the chest, and as the lever extensions of the cut offs'are connected together by the link the conical cut olfs will be forced up snugly in their seats.

In order to apply the water at both ends of the cut offs and also to discharge it at both ends and thus have the cut offs work in balance-supply pipes E, E', with branches f f f f are to be provided in the manner represented.

An air chamber X, may also be provided on the top of the chest as shown.

As I do not confine Amyself to any particular description of engine I do not deem it essential to describe the' particular mechanism shown for producing a circular reciprocating movement of the cut offs. I will however remark that the link c, is connected to a vertical slide g, and that said slide is alternately raised`and lowered by means of a cam 7L, ofthe crank shaft E; said cam striking against offsets z', z", of the slide as it revolves.- The descending and rising of the link c, causes the lever extensions of the cut ods to descend and rise, and therefore a circular reciprocating motion is imparted to the cut offs. "l

Itwill be understood 'that the cut offs are so arranged relatively to one another that when one is closed the other is open, and therefore when the piston is being elevated the exhaust side is closed, and vice versa when the piston is descending.

My improved balance cut off I know, from practical use, will be of great benet in those places where falls of water exist, and will prove far more economical in such places than motors constructed to be operated with other agents than water.

I contemplate using compressed air or other agent as a motor.

lVhat I claim as my invention land desire to secure by Letters Patent isl. The hollow cutoff valves D, D open at both ends and' perforated circumferentally and of taper form, n Combination Ward by means of a screw e, or its equiva- Wlth an eng1ne,operat1ng and arranged sublent: Substantmlly as and for the purpose stantlally as and for the purposesbereln set set forth.

forth. KELLIS HORDE. 5 2. The combination with `tbe above, of Yv"\7tnesses:

a, link o, which, While it is arranged to play V. W. FENWloK,

up and down, is adjustable inward and out- A EDW. F. BROWN. 

